Crispin Porter+Bogusky has added three creative directors to its Boulder office: Dave Cook, Todd Grant and Matt Fischvogt.
Cook comes to CP+B from GMMB in Washington DC where he was creative director and oversaw clients AARP, The United Nations and health care reform. Prior to that, Cook had a five-year stay as creative director at McKinney in Durham, N.C., working on Audi, Virgin Atlantic Airways, NASDAQ and Sony, and six years as executive creative director/partner at Mad Dogs and Englishmen in New York working on Village Voice, Roadrunner, Friends of Animals, Nickelodeon, Moviefone, TV Land, Yoo-Hoo and Game Show Network. Cook’s work has garnered awards at the One Show, D&AD, British Television, Andys, Cannes and Creative Circle.
Grant joins CP+B from Cole & Weber United where he was an executive creative director. Prior to that, Grant was a creative director at Publicis in Seattle, creative director and art director at Goodby, Silverstein & Partners, and creative director and art director at TBWAChiatDay. During his career, he has worked on such brands as adidas, Porsche, Budweiser, Nike, California Milk Processor Board, and HP. During his nine years at Goodby, Silverstein & Partners, Grant co-created the iconic Budweiser Lizards, and launched the Invent tagline for HP. His work has earned assorted Cannes Lions and One Show Pencils.
Prior to CP+B, Fischvogt was at Mullen in Boston where he served as creative director/integration & innovation. Previously, he was an associate creative director at McKinney-Silver (now McKinney) where he worked on Audi’s “Art of the Heist,” Virgin Atlantic Airways and Timberland.
Apple and Google Face UK Investigation Into Mobile Browser Dominance
Apple and Google aren't giving consumers a genuine choice of mobile web browsers, a British watchdog said Friday in a report that recommends they face an investigation under new U.K. digital rules taking effect next year.
The Competition and Markets Authority took aim at Apple, saying the iPhone maker's tactics hold back innovation by stopping rivals from giving users new features like faster webpage loading. Apple does this by restricting progressive web apps, which don't need to be downloaded from an app store and aren't subject to app store commissions, the report said.
"This technology is not able to fully take off on iOS devices," the watchdog said in a provisional report on its investigation into mobile browsers that it opened after an initial study concluded that Apple and Google effectively have a chokehold on "mobile ecosystems."
The CMA's report also found that Apple and Google manipulate the choices given to mobile phone users to make their own browsers "the clearest or easiest option."
And it said that the a revenue-sharing deal between the two U.S. Big Tech companies "significantly reduces their financial incentives" to compete in mobile browsers on Apple's iOS operating system for iPhones.
Both companies said they will "engage constructively" with the CMA.
Apple said it disagreed with the findings and said it was concerned that the recommendations would undermine user privacy and security.
Google said the openness of its Android mobile operating system "has helped to expand choice, reduce prices and democratize access to smartphones and apps" and that it's "committed to open platforms that empower consumers."
It's the latest move by regulators on both sides of the Atlantic to crack down on the... Read More